Item 5.07.
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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(a) On October 29, 2019, Elastic N.V. (Elastic or the Company) held an annual general meeting of shareholders (the Annual
Meeting) at the Companys offices at Keizersgracht 281, 1016 ED Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
As of the close of business on October 1,
2019, the record date for the Annual Meeting (the Record Date), there were 78,054,064 ordinary shares of Elastic issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were no preferred shares of
Elastic issued and outstanding. At least one-third of the issued Elastic shares were present or represented at the Annual Meeting with respect to the proposals below, constituting a quorum for purposes of each
proposal.
(b) The certified results of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal No. 1 Election of Chetan Puttagunta and Steven Schuurman as non-executive directors for a term
of three (3) years, expiring at the end of the 2022 annual general meeting of shareholders:
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Nominee
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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Chetan Puttagunta
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52,910,283
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9,623,155
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167,598
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4,912,671
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Steven Schuurman
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61,656,607
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868,348
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176,081
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4,912,671
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Chetan Puttagunta and Steven Schuurman were appointed by the general meeting in accordance with the Articles of Association.
Proposal No. 2 Adoption of the Companys Dutch statutory annual accounts for the fiscal year ended April 30,
2019 (Fiscal Year 2019), which are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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67,351,828
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44,215
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217,664
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The proposal received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote and therefore
passed.
Proposal No. 3 Grant of full discharge of the Companys executive director from his liability with respect
to the performance of his duties as an executive director of the Company during Fiscal Year 2019:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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62,376,061
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34,830
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290,145
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4,912,671
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The proposal received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote and therefore
passed.
Proposal No. 4 Grant of full discharge of the Companys
non-executive directors from their liability with respect to the performance of their duties as non-executive directors of the Company during Fiscal Year 2019:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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62,376,241
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35,034
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289,761
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4,912,671
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The proposal received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by shareholders entitled to vote and therefore
passed.
Proposal No. 5 Ratification of the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2020:
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For
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Against
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Abstain
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Broker
Non-Votes
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67,394,501
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33,400
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185,806
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